国际英语资讯:Italy inaugurates new Genoa bridge two years after collapse
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 3-- <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Genoa">Genoa</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="replaces">replaces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="viaduct">viaduct</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 43 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Genoa">Genoa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Sergio">Sergio</span> <span word="Mattarella">Mattarella</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Giuseppe">Giuseppe</span> <span word="Conte">Conte</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="RAI">RAI</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="anthem">anthem</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 43 <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="provenance">provenance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span>," <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="starchitect">starchitect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Genoa">Genoa</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Renzo">Renzo</span> <span word="Piano">Piano</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="Piano">Piano</span>, 82, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="Georges">Georges</span> <span word="Pompidou">Pompidou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Shard">Shard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Whitney">Whitney</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="said">said</span>:"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heir">heir</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="loved">loved</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,189 <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span>. "<span word="To">To</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="expresses">expresses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heartfelt">heartfelt</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Genoa">Genoa</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Marco">Marco</span> <span word="Bucci">Bucci</span>.</p><p><span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Conte">Conte</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> "<span word="labored">labored</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="competence">competence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="deck">deck</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> 1,067 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> 17,400 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> 19 <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="spans">spans</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 18 <span word="elliptical">elliptical</span> <span word="piers">piers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reinforced">reinforced</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span>.</p>
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